I bailed. It's a family support organization (I'm on the fundraising committee), so they are very forgiving. I just feel guilty.
You guys had a riot? On account of me? A real riot?
Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
Natter 65: Speed Limit Enforced by Aircraft
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, pandas, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Cashmere - May 10, 2010 1:23:20 pm PDT #28630 of 30001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Burrell - May 10, 2010 1:23:38 pm PDT #28631 of 30001
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Thanks for the grading suggestions. Went with my more standard technique of grading based on the writing, but I admit, random grades do have a certain je ne sais quoi.
Anyhoo, done now. Yay! On to summer school...
Kat, I can understand the creeped factor about having a nurse in the house while you sleep, but I think it might be appealing to have a few night shift nurses, if only to help ensure a full night's sleep once in a while. I would think a couple weekend shifts would be good too, because I find weekends with two healthy kids exhausting!
Jesse - May 10, 2010 1:26:54 pm PDT #28632 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Oh, and I took the shuttle bus home, which was great. Upside/downside health-wise, though: I have a mile walk to the shuttle, but that walk takes me by everything bad I might want to eat. Had a burrito for dinner tonight. I also may need to become a person who changes shoes at work.
Strix - May 10, 2010 1:36:20 pm PDT #28633 of 30001
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Kat, can you interview night nurses? Or are they just randomly assigned?
Ginger - May 10, 2010 1:41:47 pm PDT #28634 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Frank Frazetta died today.
I don't think he had a lot to live for. Strokes took away his ability to paint; Ellie died last year; and one son was very publicly (lawsuits, breaking into a museum with a backhoe [link] fighting his siblings for control of Frazetta's assets.
meara - May 10, 2010 1:46:58 pm PDT #28635 of 30001
Oooh, the changing shoes at work person, Jesse! Just make sure you don't become the "wearing white sneakers with your black skirt and hose" person. Because that person is WRONG.
§ ita § - May 10, 2010 1:49:45 pm PDT #28636 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
They settled the Frazetta assets issues last week, Ginger, so at least that's not hanging over the estate.
Jesse - May 10, 2010 1:50:00 pm PDT #28637 of 30001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Just make sure you don't become the "wearing white sneakers with your black skirt and hose" person. Because that person is WRONG.
I would NEVER become that person! I don't even wear white sneakers ever. I'm thinking I can make it work until it's actually warm out, and then I can wear my new Comfort Sandals for commuting.
Ginger - May 10, 2010 2:01:29 pm PDT #28638 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Frank never had anything to do with the business side, so it's no wonder things were a tangle without Ellie. True story: A fan was babysitting some of his kids at a con, and they were looking at books for sale. One kid was pointing out different sword-and-sorcery covers and saying, "He ripped off my dad and he ripped off my dad." The fan said something like "Well, your father has made his work cost so much that publishers using other artists." An 8-year-old voice piped up, "Oh, Daddy didn't make it cost so much. Mommy did."
sarameg - May 10, 2010 2:02:37 pm PDT #28639 of 30001
OK, the cats and I totally got bitched out by a mob of starlings.
Bad news is I discovered why: there's a nest in the neighbor's downspout. Nearly fledged, but not yet ready to fly. I have NO IDEA how they survived some of the storms we've recently had. Maybe the water flows under the nest.